Bayside, Burwood and Strathfield LGAs added to list of LGAs of concern

Due to a notable increase in community transmission in recent days, it was announced today that the Bayside, Burwood and Strathfield Local Government Areas (LGAs) will now be part of the areas of concern list, along with the previously identified LGAs of concern, and will have additional restrictions from 5pm today, Thursday 12 August.

The Bayside, Burwood and Strathfield LGAs will now be subject to the same Authorised Worker restrictions as in the existing LGAs of concern, those being Blacktown, Campbelltown, Canterbury-Bankstown, Cumberland, Fairfield, Georges River, Liverpool, Parramatta and 12 specified suburbs in the Penrith LGA. This means workers in the Bayside, Burwood and Strathfield LGAs are not allowed to leave their LGA for work unless they are on the list of authorised workers.

It is vital that all of our people who live in the Bayside, Burwood and Strathfield LGAs follow the guidance and stay at home to protect themselves and their families. Masks need to be worn whenever you are outdoors (except when in an outdoor area of a residential property or outdoor common property such as the backyard of an apartment block). Be sure to understand exactly what you can and can’t do under the new rules.

Please note - surveillance testing is only required for Authorised Workers in the Canterbury-Bankstown LGA or some Authorised Workers in the construction industry.

If you live or stay in the Bayside, Burwood or Strathfield LGAs, from 5pm today you must not leave your LGA to attend work even if you are in a frontline role unless your manager has advised you that you are an Authorised Worker and are to attend work.

• If this applies to you, urgently contact your leader to make sure that they know you live or stay in the Bayside, Burwood or Strathfield LGA.
• For our people rostered to work up until 5pm tonight or after, the following advice applies:
  • People should attend their shift and where possible should be released so they are able to cease work at 5pm. If your shift is cut short, you will be paid until the end of your shift as though you had worked.
  • Where this is not operationally possible, people can continue working past 5pm until the end of their shift or until they can be released.
  • In the unlikely event that the order is enforced on our people working past 5pm, they will be supported by the Transport Taskforce in resolving the matter.

Know that additional support is available for all our people who need it. Please talk your leader or your people partner about your individual circumstances and check the list of resources including important phone numbers on stayinformed.com.au.